is a long overdue and appropriate end to a case lacking scientific and legal merit from the start," Denka said in a March 7 statement to Rubber News. "No 'emergency' can exist when the facility's ...

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Denka is the sole US producer of Neoprene, a popular synthetic rubber used in many products, including autos and trucks, adhesives, medical devices, wetsuits and other applications. The LaPlace ...

The lawsuit alleges that the Denka Performance Elastomer plant in ... considers chloroprene—which is used to make synthetic rubber—a likely carcinogen, and the suit sought to compel the ...

The Denka plant is located in the predominantly ... Chloroprene is used to produce neoprene, a synthetic rubber that is found in automotive parts, hoses, beer cozies, orthopedic braces and ...

Denka, based in Japan ... The site produces neoprene, a synthetic rubber that is found in products such as wetsuits and laptop sleeves. The Department of Justice sued the company in early 2023 ...

Denka’s facility in LaPlace is the nation's largest emitter of the toxic chemical, which is released in the process of making neoprene, the synthetic rubber used in gloves, wetsuits and military ...

Denka did not immediately respond to a request ... which he said is the only U.S. facility that manufactures neoprene, a synthetic rubber used in everything from latex gloves to laptop sleeves.

Dropping the Denka case relieves pressure on a company that has spent ... The site produces neoprene, a synthetic rubber that is found in products such as wetsuits and laptop sleeves. The Justice ...